Wardrobe



2 Sheets-Sheet C. H. KRAFT July 19, 1927.

WARDR OBE Filed March l0, 1926 C. H. KRAFT July 19, 1927.

WARDROBE Filed March lO. 1926 2 SheetsfShet 2 doors of each pair beingarranged to swing Patented J ulyl 1.9, 1927.

UNITED STATES Parri-:'N'r- OFFICE.

OHABLES H. KRAFT, 0F CITY, MISSOURI.

WABDBOBE.

Application nlcd Haroh 10, 1926. J Serial llo. 83,854.

fthe purpose of hanging or removing garments.

A furtherobject is to provide a wardrobehaving the doors arranged in pairs, the

open in opposite directions to lprovidelarge o nings for ready access to the interior of titi); wardrobe.

Other objectswill hereinafter appear, and

` in order that the invention may be fully understood reference will now be had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation, partly 1n section of the wardrobe with the doors thereof in closed position. 0

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on .line 2-2 of Fig. 1, with the doors shown in closed 'tion by full lines and inl open position bgsldotted lines. U

Fig, 3 is an enlarged side view of a keeper which cooperates with certain mechanism hereinafter described .in holding the doors in open and closed positions.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of said' keeper.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged front elevation, partly in Section, of the master door.

Fig. 6 is an ,enlarged plan view of an arm employed in carrying out the invention.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side elevation of said arm secured to the top of a door.

Fig. 8 is a section on line 8--8 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of a fitting with an arm pivotally mounted thereon..

Fig. 10 is an irregular section on line 10--10 of Fig. 9. .A

Fig. 11 is a vertical section .of a bolt and associate parts, which coactin holding the doors in open and closed positions.

Fig. 12 is a broken longitudinal section on a portion of line 10-10 of Fig. 9.

Referring now in detail to the various parts, A designates the wardrobe which is closed at its front side by a master door .1 and doors 2, 3 and 4. The master door 1 is substantially the same as the other doors, excepting that it is arranged to control cer tain mechanism hereinafter described whereb said other doors may be opened and c osed simultaneously with said masterdoor.

When the wardrobe A is installed in a classi room all of the doors are preferably provided at their front sides with-black boards 6 andV chalk rails 7, and for' the pur ose of ventilation said doors are arrange above the door B to leave an airspace 8. e' 7 p Each d oor is operably mounted "adjacent one margin upon a pedestal 9, and the doors ,1 and 3 are provided at their uppermarg'ns with ixedly mounted brackets 10, having upwardly pro]ecting pivots 1 2 mounted in bearings 13 in the upper portion of the wardrobe. Each pivot 12 1s arranged in axial alinement with the .underlying ped` f estal 9 and each bracket 10 has an approximately T-shaped arm 1'4. projectingtherei 'from at an angle of about forty-five degrees.; l The outer enlarged end of each arm `14 has 16, serve to hold the block 18 down in saidl groove. Each block 18 is provided with an upwardly projecting stud 26 upon which a master bar 27 is freel mounted.

The bracket 10 secure to the master door 1, is provided with a xedly mounted depending tubular housing 28 in which a bolt 30 is reciprocably mounted. A coil spring 32 interposed between the enlarged upper portion of the bolt 30 and the reduced lower portion of the housing 28 yieldably presses said bolt 30 upwardly to cause it to enter either of the holes 34, 36in a keeper 38 arranged `immediately above the master door 1 and fixed to the lintel 40 of the wardrobe. The upper end of the bolt 30 is provided with an antiriction ball 42, which travels along the underside of the keeper 38 in passing from hole to hole therein. The lower end of the bolt 30 extends below the housing 28 and has threaded thereon two nuts 44.

The bolt 30 is retracted from the keeper holes 34, 36 against the action of the coil s ring 32 by a lever 46 fulcrumed at 48.

ne end of the lever 46 straddles that portion of the bolt 30 between the nuts 44, while the oppositev end of said lever 46 is operably connected to an actuating bar 50 pivotally connected at `its lower end to a 'usA crank 52 mounted upon the shank 54 of a.

lower portion of the bolt 30 operate in a :,esaaso recess 58-arran dlwithin the master door 1, master 1bar 27 when thedoors are opened while the tubu ar housing 28 fits snugly a counterbore in the upper portlon of sand master door. s

The door 3 like the master door 1, 1s. equipped with a bracket 10, but the bolt 30,

. the lever 46, the actuating bar 50, the shank 54 and the knob 56 are dispensed with as said door is opened and closed with the master door through .the intermedlary of the master bar 27. The adjustable blocks 18` permit the studs 26 to be adjusted into proper relation with the master bar 27 to prevent said bar from binding when opening and closing the doors.

The doors 2 and. 4 are arranged to be opened independently f each other and of the doors 1 and 3, or simultaneously with each other and said doors 1 and3, and each door 2 and 4 is providedwith@ vfitting 60 similar` in form tothe bracket 10 and havin an upwardly projecting stud 2662 arrange in axial alinementwth the respective pedestal 9 and, mounted in the upper portion of the wardrobe' A. Each stud 62-has an arm freely mounted thereon and provided with aan enlarged portion 66 withfholes 68 and 70 spaced apart to alternately receive -the upper end of a bolt 72 mounted in a tubular housing 74,xed to and depending from, the fitting 60 into a counterbore arranged in the respective door. Each bolt 72, like the bolt 30, is provided at its upper end with a'n antifrictionball 76 which travels against the underside of the enlar ed portion '66 of the' associate `arm 64 w en. travelingfrorn hole 68 to liole 70 and vicey versa. Arcoil spring 78 interposed'between' the enlarged portion of each-bolt' 72 and the reduced lower end of the h ousing .74, yield-- ably presses the bolt upwardly and causes 1t on registerto enter either the hole 68 or ing therewith.

Each arm 64 has a longitudinal recess 80 vin which `a block 82 is adjustably mounted and securedi'at any point of its adjustment by set screws 84. Each block a82 is .held down in the 'respectiverecess 80 byA a pin 86 extending'through a slot 88 in the arm 64.

' Each block 82 is provided with a recess 89 in which a nut is arranged to travel.

One end of thereoesses 89 are reduced to snugly it the nuts 90, so that the same will hold the arms 64 stationary and said arms 64 in turn will, through the intermediary of .and fixed at its upper end in ailink 96 pivotally7 connectedvto the master bar 27. Byadjustably mounting the blocks 82 as above described, the screws 92 may be adjusted into ,proper relation with the links 96 and' thusprevent binding of the same and the similar to that emplo ed on themaster door 1 for retracting the lt 30 and which oonsists 'of a lever 97, an actuating bar 98, l

crank 100, a shank 102, and a knob 104.

Briefly stated, the operation is as follows: i

When it is desired to simultaneously open all of the' doors, the knob 56. of the master door 1 is grasped and turned to withdraw the bolt 30 from the hole 34 in the keeper 38. The master door is then swung open from the full to the dotted linelposition disclosed by Fig. 2, or until checked by the depending lip 104 at one end of the keeper 38. .As the master dooi` 1 is swung to open position, it through the intermediar of the master bar 27, opens the door 3, an through the interf mediary of the master bar 27 and the links 96, opens the doors 2 and 4. As the links 96 move forward the screws 92 push the nuts 90 into the enlarged portions of the ooves 89, so the arms 64 may turn and al ow the doors 2 and 4 to open. During the opening operation the arms 64 are locked to thelttings 60 by the bolts 72. The doors are locked in open position by the bolt 30 of the master door 1 entering the keeper hole 36.4

The doors are closed by turning the knob 56 of the master door 1 to withdraw the bolt 30 in-holding the doors in alinement wit each other when closed.

Either'door 2 'or '4 canbe opened and closed independently of the others by turning the respective knob 104 to withdraw the boltv 72 from the' associate hole 68, the

arm 64 being held `stationary by the aso sociate'nut 90 and/link 96. When opened, either door 2 or 4 is held in o en 'tion by the respective bolt 72 entering t e hole 70 in the associate arm 64.-I Either door 2 or 4 may be 'closed after retractin the associate bolt'72 from the hole 70 o the asso- -ciate arm 64 and swinging the door to closed position, where it is locked by the bolt 72 entering the associate hole 68.

By arranging the doors in pairs and swi ing the doors of each pair in op 'te rections when opened it is obvlous that larger openings will be provided to 'give ready access to the interior of the wardrobe lthan when the doors are mounted u n oentrally located axes to swing in one diorection, as heretofore.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of the wardrobe, I reserve the right to all modifications thereof which properly fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: y l

1. A wardrobe, apar of doors thereto, manually controlled mechanism for swinging said doors in opposite directions when opening or closing the same, a keeper secured to the wardrobe, and a manually controlled bolt mounted upon one of the doors and adapted to engage said keeper and hold the doors in open and closed positions.

2. A wardrobe, a pair of doors thereto,

, manually controlled mechanism for swinging said doors in opposite directions when opening or closing the same, a keeper secured .to the wardrobe, a bolt mounted upon one of the doors and adapted to engage said keeper and hold the doors in open and closed positions, and manually controlled mechanism for actuatin said bolt.

3. A wardrobe, a pair 4of doors thereto mounted to swing in opposite directions, a bracket fixed to one of saiddoors, an arm projectinf from said bracket, a bar operably connecte to vsaid arm, a link operably oonnected to said bar,.an arm Aoperably connected to said link, a fitting fixed to the other door and upon which the last-mentioned arm is operably mounted, .a bolt for locking said fittin'g and the associate arm together, and manually controlled mechanism for withdrawing said bolt from the associate arm. 5 4. :A wardrobe, doors thereto arranged in pairs'and one of which is a master door, and mechanism actuated by said master door for swinging the pairs of doors in opposite directions when opening or closing the same.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES H. KRAFT. 

